As per statistics from General Administration of Customs, China
exported steel of 4.977 million tons in April, down 2.996 million
tons or 37.6% year on year. Steel import in April totaled 956,000
tons, down 218,000 tons or 18.6% year on year.
In January-April, 2022, China exported steel of 18.156 million tons,
down 7.492 million tons or 29.2% year on year. Import totaled 4.174
million tons, down 717,000 tons or 14.7%.
Steel (thousand tonnes) |
April, 2022 |
March, 2022 |
April, 2021 |
YoY |
YoY% |
Jan.- Apr., 2022 |
Jan.- Apr., 2021 |
Change |
Change% |
Import |
956 |
1,011 |
1,174 |
-218 |
-18.6 |
4,174 |
4,891 |
-717 |
-14.7 |
Export |
4,977 |
4,945 |
7,973 |
-2,996 |
-37.6 |
18,156 |
25,648 |
-7,492 |
-29.2 |
Net Export |
4,021 |
3,934 |
6,799 |
-2,778 |
-40.9 |
13,982 |
20,757 |
-6,775 |
-32.6 |
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